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9.31 NATIONAL ACCOUNTING OF THE DETENTION OF POWSA proper accounting of the detention of POWs is an important responsibility of theDetaining Power. 744 In order to provide as full an accounting as possible, and in order tominimize misidentification of POWs in its custody, the Detaining Power shall obtain detailedinformation about each POW for forwarding through its National POW Information Bureau tothe Protecting Powers and the Central POW Information Agency.9.31.1 Accountability Information That the Detaining Power Should Collect. Thefollowing information regarding POWs should be collected by the Detaining Power and given toits National POW Information Bureau for forwarding to the Powers concerned through theintermediary of the Protecting Powers and the Central POW Information Agency. Thisinformation shall make it possible quickly to advise the next of kin concerned. 745This information includes, in respect of each POW:• indication of the Power on which he or she depends;• surname (i.e., last name) and first names (i.e., first and middle names);• army, regimental, personal, or serial number;• rank;• place and full date of birth;• first name of the father and maiden name of the mother;• name and address of the person to be informed; and• the address to which correspondence for the POW may be sent. 746ROWE, THE GULF WAR 1990-91 IN INTERNATIONAL AND ENGLISH LAW 348 (1993) (“6 The British Forces will retaina right of access to prisoners of war and civilian internees transferred from British custody while such persons are inthe custody of the American Forces.”); FINAL REPORT ON THE PERSIAN GULF WAR 578 (“Trained ReserveComponent (RC) EPW units were activated, and camp advisory teams were sent to Saudi Arabia to establish liaisonwith Saudi units to provide technical assistance, and to maintain accountability for EPWs and displaced civilianstransferred to the Saudis. (In accordance with Article 12, GPW, the United States retained residual responsibility forEPWs transferred to the Saudi Arabian government.)”).744 Refer to § 9.2.2 (Responsibility of the Detaining Power).745 GPW art. 122 (“This information shall make it possible quickly to advise the next of kin concerned.”).746 GPW art. 122 (“Subject to the provisions of Article 17, the information shall include, in so far as available to theInformation Bureau, in respect of each prisoner of war, his surname, first names, rank, army, regimental, personal orserial number, place and full date of birth, indication of the Power on which he depends, first name of the father andmaiden name of the mother, name and address of the person to be informed and the address to whichcorrespondence for the prisoner may be sent.”).613